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🤿 Deep Dive: 12 Tips To Stay Ahead With AI

🥫 Catch up: Gems & News

💡 Quote of The Week

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1. 🛡 Stick To Reliable Sources

Stick to reputable AI research institutions, universities, and organizations.

Websites like

• arXiv

• Google Scholar

• MIT Technology Review

Often feature cutting-edge AI research.

2. 🙋🏻‍♀️ Follow Thought Leaders

Identify and follow AI experts and thought leaders on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Medium.

Some renowned figures in the AI community include

• Geoffrey Hinton - ‘Godfather of AI,’ cognitive psychologist, and computer scientist, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks.

• Yann LeCun - Professor at NYU. Chief AI Scientist at Meta. Researcher in AI, Machine Learning, Robotics, etc. ACM Turing Award Laureate.

• Andrew Ng - Co-Founder of Coursera; Stanford CS adjunct faculty. The former head of Baidu AI Group/Google Brain.

And these: 5 Smart Minds in AI You Must Know

3. 💼 Join Conferences & Workshops

Major AI conferences like

• NeurIPS - Dec 10-16, 2023 (New Orleans)

• ICML - July 21-27, 2024 (Vienna, Austria) and

Are great places to learn about the latest research.

While attending in person might be challenging, many conferences offer online access to papers and presentations.

4. 👩🏻‍💻 Take Online Courses & Tutorials

Platforms like

• Coursera,

• Udacity, and

• edX 

Offer courses on AI and machine learning.

Experts often curate these courses and provide a structured way to learn.

5. 📫 Subscribe to Newsletters & Blogs

Subscribe to AI-focused newsletters and blogs.

• The OpenAI blog,

• Import AI, and

• The W3bpreneur Newsletter 😉

Are a few examples.

6. 🎧 Listen to Podcasts

Listening to AI-focused podcasts can provide insights into recent developments.

Shows like

• “The AI Podcast” by NVIDIA

• “The AI Breakdown,” and

• “The AI in Business”

Are worth checking out.

Plus, have a look at these specific episodes:

• Lex Fridman Podcast - #386 Marc Andreessen: Future of the Internet, Technology, and AI

• DOAC - WARNING By Sam Harris: ChatGPT Could Be The Start Of The End. AI “Could Destroy Us, The Internet And Democracy.”

7. 👥 Join Communities on Reddit

Engage with online AI communities on Reddit

• r/ArtificialInteligence

• r/MachineLearning

• r/Futurology

• r/artificial

• r/ChatGPT

They often have discussions on the latest research and developments.

8. 📩 Set Google Alerts

Create Google Alerts for specific AI topics or keywords.

This way, you'll receive updates when new content related to your interests is published.

Here’s a quick 1 min guide that shows you how to set up Google Alerts: [Link]

9. 🏋🏻‍♀️ Practice Critical Thinking

Not all “breakthroughs” are as revolutionary as they might seem.

Always approach new information with a critical mindset.

Ask questions like, “Who funded this research?” or “Is this peer-reviewed?”

I wrote more on that here: [Link]

10. ↔️ Diversify Your Reading

While it's essential to stay updated with the latest research, also read foundational AI papers and books, for example:

• 2084: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Humanity by John Lennox

• Scary Smart: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and How You Can Save Our World by Mo Gawdat

• The Alignment Problem: Machine Learning and Human by Brian Christian

This will give you a broader perspective on the field's trajectory.

11. 🚫 Avoid Hype

AI is a field tending to hype. Be wary of sensationalist headlines and claims that sound too good to be true.

Remember, genuine advancements in AI are often the result of years of research and collaboration.

12. ↩️ Regularly Review & Update

The world of AI is dynamic. Set aside time once a month to review what you've learned and update your knowledge based on recent developments.

Let’s Recap

By following these steps, you can filter out the noise and stay informed about genuine advancements in AI.

Remember, the goal is not just to consume information but to understand and apply it meaningfully.

Gems

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💎 Movie: AlphaGo - The Movie | Full award-winning documentary [Link]

• With more board configurations than atoms in the universe, the ancient Chinese game of Go has long been considered a grand challenge for artificial intelligence.

• On March 9, 2016, the worlds of Go and AI collided in South Korea for an extraordinary best-of-five-game competition, The DeepMind Challenge Match.

• Hundreds of millions worldwide watched as a legendary Go master took on an unproven AI challenger for the first time in history.

🔭 Report: Technology Trends Report for 2023 by McKinsey. [Link]

• It’s still early days, but the use of gen AI is already widespread

• Leading companies are already ahead with gen AI

• AI-related talent needs to shift, and AI’s workforce effects will be substantial.

News

👁 These new tools could help protect our pictures from AI. Plus: The race to find a better way to label AI by Melissa Heikkilä [Link]

🤖 This is how AI will transform the way science gets done. Science is about to become much more exciting—and that will affect us all, argues Google's former CE by Eric Schmidt. [Link]

📉 Why did Bitcoin drop? Analysts point to 5 potential reasons. [Link]

🎯 AI and the automation of work by Benedict Evans. [Link]

💰 Web3 Sustainability Survey - A Review of Web3 Ecosystem Funding Programs [Link]

Tools

🛠 5 AI Tools To Boost Your Sales Pitch [Link]

💡Quote of the Week